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  2. How Polari, the ‘lost language’ of gay men, inspired much of ...

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    Sailors who spoke different native languages used a form of it as a common shorthand to avoid having to learn every other language spoken at port, experts say. ... The Lost Language of Gay Men ...

  3. Gay male speech - Wikipedia

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    Gay male speech has been the focus of numerous modern stereotypes, as well as sociolinguistic studies, particularly within North American English.Scientific research has uncovered phonetically significant features produced by many gay men and demonstrated that listeners accurately guess speakers' sexual orientation at rates greater than chance. [1]

  4. Complimentary language and gender - Wikipedia

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    Complimentary language is a speech act that caters to positive face needs. Positive face, according to Brown and Levinson, is "the positive consistent self-image or 'personality' (crucially including the desire that this self-image be appreciated and approved of) claimed by interactions". [1]

  5. LGBTQ slang - Wikipedia

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    LGBTQ slang, LGBTQ speak, queer slang, or gay slang is a set of English slang lexicon used predominantly among LGBTQ people. It has been used in various languages since the early 20th century as a means by which members of the LGBTQ community identify themselves and speak in code with brevity and speed to others.

  6. 39 Cringy Texts From Guys To Gals, Some Funny, Others ... - AOL

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    Since the internet provides people with a certain sense of safety and anonymity, many take this as a chance to be mean or gross.Model Paige Woolen got a chance to experience this herself. After ...

  7. You Just Don't Understand - Wikipedia

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    You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation is a 1990 non-fiction book on language and gender by Deborah Tannen, a professor of sociolinguistics at Georgetown University. It draws partly on academic research by Tannen and others, but was regarded by academics with some controversy upon its release.

  8. 125 Maybe-Kinda Cringey but Extremely Cute Nicknames to Call ...

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    Here are 125 cute, sexy, and romantic nicknames for your boyfriend, fiancé, baby daddy, FWB—basically anyone you're getting romantic with.

  9. Loaded language - Wikipedia

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    Loaded language [a] is rhetoric used to influence an audience by using words and phrases with strong connotations. This type of language is very often made vague to more effectively invoke an emotional response and/or exploit stereotypes .